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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Amicone Speaking for the Community in Journal News Article on the Daylighting Project

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110730/NEWS02/107300340/Saw-Mill-River-Yonkers-will-see-daylight-again?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

Monday, July 25, 2011

PUBLIC MEETING - Charter Revision Commission 7/27/2011 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

PUBLIC MEETING - Charter Revision Commission
7/27/2011 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Mayor's Reception Room - 2nd Floor
City Hall - 40 South Broadway
Yonkers, New York 10701
CITY OF YONKERS – NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARING

MEETING/HEARING SCHEDULE – Charter Revision Commission

This is an official public notice from the City of Yonkers. Below is a list of Public Meetings and the Public Hearing.

July 27, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. – PUBLIC MEETING (Please be advised that the Commission will allow oral or written comments at the July 27th meeting. Oral comments, if any, will be limited to three (3) minutes.)
August 3, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. – PUBLIC MEETING
August 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. – PUBLIC MEETING
August 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. – PUBLIC HEARING
August 24, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. – PUBLIC MEETING (directly following August 24, 2011 PUBLIC HEARING)
August 31, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. – PUBLIC MEETING (if needed)
For all above, the items for discussion will include:

1) A Local Law relating to the City Council’s advice and consent with regard to appointments by the Mayor to boards and commissions;

2) A Local Law relating to the organization of the Department of Planning and Development;

3) A Local Law relating to the elimination of references to the former ward system within the Charter.

Community Development Agency Board Meeting 7/27/2011 4:00 PM

Community Development Agency Board Meeting
7/27/2011 4:00 PM
City Hall, 40 South Broadway
Mayor's Reception Room, 2nd Floor

No Agenda Available at Time of Posting,

Diverse Green Housing opposed in Greenburgh

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011107210319

Developers Win in Affordable Housing Cases

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011107240326

Friday, July 22, 2011

Yonkers IDA Regular Board of Directors Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 26, 8:30 am

Yonkers IDA Regular Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Time: 8:30 am
Location: Mayor's Reception Room
City Hall - 40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY

Yonkers Economic Development Corp. Board Meeting

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Time: immediately following IDA Meeting
Location: Mayor's Reception Room
City Hall - 40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY

Yonkers Industrial Development Agency
Preliminary Agenda
July 26 2011
at 8:30 a.m.
Agenda is subject to change
1) Roll Call
2) Approval of Minutes for the June 21, 2011 Meeting
3) Approval of Financials for June 2011
4) Approval of Final Resolution for St. Casimir’s L.P.
5) Approval of Amended Official Intent Resolution for GPJ Cromwell Limited Partnership
(originally came to board Jan 2010)
6) Legal Updates
7) Other Business
8) Adjournment

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting 7/19/2011 6:00 PM

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
7/19/2011 6:00 PM
Ceremonial Court Room - 4th Floor
City Hall, 40 South Broadway
Yonkers, New York 10701
AGENDA FOR ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: A Public Hearing will be held before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Yonkers on TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011 at 6:00 P.M. sharp, in the Ceremonial Court Room, Yonkers, New York (building is accessible to the handicapped), on applications for Appeals from the Building Commissioner's decisions and applications for Variances under the provisions of G.O. # 4-2000, as amended:

DECISIONS:

# 5254 – Area Variance - Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of NY Bagel/John Maiolini, owner, on premises known as 1032 Yonkers Avenue, Block: 6163, Lot: 16, Zone: “B”.

# 5261 – Improvement to a Non-Conforming Use - Anthony Arnold, R.A., on behalf of Dennise Guzman (owner), on premises known as 46 Rigby Street, Block: 5208, Lot: 21, Zone: “S-50”.

# 5264 – Area Variance – Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of Chetandeo Bri-Raj (owner), on premises known as 20 Kendon Place, Block: 4802, Lot: 19, Zone: “S-100”.

# 5265 – Area Variance – Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of Higher Power Fitness by Juan Morales (lessee), on premises known as 495 South Broadway, Block: 124, Lot: 48, Zone: “BR”.

# 5266 – Area Variance – Alfred DelBello, Esq., on behalf of Dr. Howard Rakov, owner, on premises known as 64 a/k/a 58 Bradford Boulevard, Block: 4529, Lot: 36, Zone: “S-75”.

# 5267 – Area Variance – Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of Li Ying Chen (lessee) and Pete IP, (owner), on premises known as 642 McLean Avenue, Block: 6006, Lot: 25, Zone: “B”.

# 5268 – Area Variance - Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of Garden Homes Properties Inc. (owners), on premises known as 202 Buena Vista Avenue, Block: 172, Lot: 64, Zone: “A”.


# 5270 – Area Variance - Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of South Broadway Chicken LLC, (lessee), on premises known as 587 South Broadway, Block: 27, Lots: 20-23, Zone: “B”.

# 5271 - Area Variance - Stephen Cerrato, Esq., on behalf of Louis Li Frieri (owner), on premises known as 102 Candlewood Drive, Block: 4476, Lot: 23, Zone: “S-60”.

# 5272 – Improvement to a Non-Conforming Use - James Dibbini, Esq., on behalf of Carmela Yazurlo (owner), on premises known as 5 Cypress Street, Block: 6056, Lot: 35, Zone: “T”.

CONTINUED HEARINGS:

# 5231 – Area Variance – Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto, LLP on behalf of Blue Real Estate Holdings, LLC (owner), on premises known as 1217 Yonkers Avenue, Block: 6383 Lots: 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24-27, Zone: “BA” & “MG”.


# 5252 – Area Variance - 33 Ashburton Avenue, Block: 2094, Lot: 40, Zone: “M”. (adjourned without fixed date pending City Council reviews).


NEW HEARINGS:

# 5273 – Area Variance and Improvement to Non-Conforming Use - Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of Zamm Realty LLC, owner, for alterations to existing 2-car garage and addition of one (1) storage room in rear yard of 4-family dwelling whereas, improvement to a non-conforming use requires Zoning Board of Appeals approval (ref. Yonkers Zoning Ordinance 43-21.G); having insufficient side yard, Section 43-44(A)(9)(c) (required 15.0’, proposed 6.75’); having insufficient rear yard, Section 43-44(A)(9)(c) (required 15.0’, proposed 9.95’); based upon the definition of a private garage per the Yonkers Zoning Ordinance it is used for parking of vehicles; therefore a storage addition to the garage is not permitted, on premises known as 175 Sterling Avenue, Block: 6266, Lot: 1, Zone: “T”.

# 4490 – Area Variance – Anthony T. Simari, Esq., on behalf of Park Hill Associates, LLC, to request an extension of time on the expiration of the Variance to allow for the completion of the project and to modify the conditions of the approval by eliminating condition #3, on premises known as 449 Park Hill Avenue, Block: 103, Lots: 98, 99 & 100, Zone: “A”.

JOSEPH CIANCIULLI
CHAIRMAN, ZBA

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Planning Board Meeting 7/13/2011 5:30 PM

Planning Board Meeting
7/13/2011 5:30 PM
City Hall
City Council Chambers, 4th Floor

To see the agenda go to:
http://foilyonkers.blogspot.com/2011/07/div.html

It's Back: The Charter Revision Commission Meets 7/14/2011 7:00 PM

PUBLIC MEETING - Charter Revision Commission
7/14/2011 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Mayor's Reception Room - 2nd Floor
City Hall - 40 South Broadway
Yonkers, New York 10701

This is an official public notice from the City of Yonkers. The Yonkers Charter Revision Commission will hold a PUBLIC MEETING on July 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Mayor's Reception Room at City Hall, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, N.Y. regarding proposed changes to the Yonkers City Charter:

A Local Law relating to the City Council’s advice and consent with regard to appointments by the Mayor to public boards and commissions;

A Local Law relating to the organization of the Department of Planning and Development;

A Local Law relating to the elimination of references to the former ward system within the Charter.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Yonkers IDA Public Hearings July 18th 5:30pm

Yonkers IDA Public Hearings:

TEUTONIA BUENA VISTA LLC
Monday, July 18, 2011
5:30 pm
Mayor's Reception Room
City Hall - 40 South Broadway
Yonkers NY


ST. CASIMIR'S L.P.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Time: immediately following Teutonia
Mayor's Reception Room
City Hall - 40 South Broadway
Yonkers NY